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‘Diversity management &
promoting women access to high level positions in Belgium’
Silvia Akif
Head of Diversity
Centre of Expertise
Diversity@SELOR –
selection office of the
federal Government
© selor
AGENDA
1. SELOR
2. Diversity :
- In Belgium
- Diversity management@SELOR
- top skills programme
3. Diversity Centre of
expertise
20 juni 2011
1. SELOR
selection office of the (federal)
Government in Belgium
“Make your talent public”
Mission statements
1. SELOR TALENT – MANAGEMENT
2. SELOR PROXIMITY
3. POWERED BY SELOR – HR reference
4. CENTRE OF EXPERTISE
5. SELOR ENGAGEMENT
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Expertise of Selor (1)
• Competence-oriented selections at all levels (from technicians to managers, written as well as CBT)
• Organization of massive selections (competitions) => branding/profiling
• Performed capacity of computer based tests (over 450 units)
• R&D : huge CB test library
Expertise of Selor (2)
• R&S tools, procedures, methods…(standardized, neutral, unbiased, objective)
• Competence certification (languages (3 national + sign language), security,…)
• Clients certification - coaching (Selor certified)
• Diversity management
(centre of expertise)
2. Diversity :
- In Belgium
- Diversity management
SELOR
- TOP SKILLS programme
Diversity in Belgium
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GENDER
- Men: 48,1 %
- Women: 51,9 %
Government : 15% (TOP))
Population
(2009):
10.880.588
Ethnic and cultural minorities
- Became Belgians (2009): 22.128
- Non Belgians (2008): 971.448
Government : 0,5% non Belgians
People with disabilities
- Long term limitations : 10 -
15 %
Government : 0,9%
Sexual orientation
HOLEBIS
Estimation (2009): 5 – 10 % Poverty (2009)
15,2%
Diversity in selections (SELOR)
9
Selection commision
members
- Men : 69%
- Women : 31%
Ethnic and cultural minorities
??? (estimation 15%/selection)
People with disabilities :
749 reasonable
accommodations (2009)
3000 adaptations since 2004
Success rate = no RA candidates
Satisfaction : 8,7/10
Application rate at the
TOP level selections: ♀
20% - ♂ : 80%
Gender (2009):
Men: 55%
Women: 45%
Success rate ♀: 32%
Success rate ♂ : 29%
2. Diversity :
- In Belgium
- Diversity management
SELOR
- TOP SKILLS programme
SELOR: Diversity Management
=> Strategic process:
Mission and goals :
1. Guarantee equal opportunities, treatment and access to the public services and jobs to all
2. PROXIMITY
3. Increase the representativeness of target groups in our Governments and reflect the diversity of our country better
4. Real diversity management :employ diversity!
Diversity management
SELOR
A project approach aimed at diversity target
groups (gender, ethnic minorities, people
with disabilities, under-qualified, poverty, …)
+ network philosophy (target groups,
experts, networks,…) => allows to convert
this process in a concrete methodology with
a focus on competences.
Concretely…
• Principles: inclusion – „bottom up‟ – project approach - network expertise
• Colour of the skin, sex/gender, age, convictions, disabilities, sexual preferences, …have NO influence at all on your results
• ONLY COMPETENCES count!!!
• Importance of eliminating ALL barriers to the expression of the competences
MANAGEMENT
People with
disabilities
Ethnic and
cultural
minorities
Gender
Federal
diversity
network
Centre of expertise
products to private
sector, EU
/international
institutions, other non
mandatory clients,…
TARGET
GROUPS
Scientific
commitee
SCIENCE,
UNIVERSITIES
DIVERSITY
NETWORK
CERTIFICATION SELECTION Other departments
Associations,
integration
organisms,
bodies, …
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2
3
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(“Diversity in the workplace – when we are equal but not the
same” (2005) Nour, S., Thisted, L.)
2. Diversity :
- In Belgium
- Diversity management
SELOR
- TOP SKILLS programme
TOP SKILLS
programme
How to increase the representativeness of
women in top management positions
…and still avoid quotas?
top skills : why?
Context-Background
• Women do not get equally promoted as men
• Considerable differences in salary, professional
trajectories and careers
• No matter what sector of activities or country we
consider, women are always under-represented
at management levels
• „bottom up‟ field study (workshops, events,
networks,…)
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Context – Belgian Federal
Government
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Some figures:
• % belgian population: ♀>♂
• Higher educated than men
• Success rate : ♀ >♂ (school, university, management selections,…)
• Application rate ♀ <♂ (20% of female applications VS 80% male)
• Board: ♀ <♂ (only 1 female manager for 6 male managers => 15% women on the federal TOP)
=> Federal mission: reflect the diversity of our country (>50%) and hire more women at the TOP
Top skills : goals
• ↑ female applications and their representativeness at
the TOP level of our Government (+ everywhere else)
• Help ambitious women climb and realise what is the
real level of their management skills (feedback)
• Demystify & be transparent : Inform women about the
selection procedure and the status of a federal
manager
• Identify & reduce personal and psychological
obstacles/barriers to their ascension (litt)
(vs glass ceiling)
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Top skills : HOW?
TOP skills screening : development centre
Simulation of a real TOP selection procedure :
demystify & be transparent
Feedback on their strengths and weaknesses,
self-marketing skills, barriers,…+ tools
Identify obstacles/barriers and reduce them!
Research (psychological and organizational
factors) + impact of the programme on their
career
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Methodology
• STEP 1: obstacles/barriers hunting
• STEP 2: Simulation of the TOP Selection
5 management skills tested (high level management case):
1. Capacity of vision and integration
2. Sense of responsabilities and taking initiatives
3. Convincing and negociating
4. Flexible and innovative thinking
5. Collaborating and developing networks
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Methodology
• STEP 3: Development centre - Awareness
– feedback – tools
• STEP 4 : Demystify & be transparent
• STEP 5: Impact of TOP SKILLS on their
career and obstacles/barriers
TOP SKILLS : Results
• 3 editions (2008/2009 – 2009/2010 –
2010/2011) - 200 women tested
• 25% applied directly after TOP SKILLS for a
management position
• 70 % adopted active actions in order to apply
• ♀ application rate ↑ 10% > TOP SKILLS I
(20%=>30%)
• ↑12% application rate within female
candidates group (2009-2010)
• 65% have a clear professional project
The value of the project:
93,17% satisfied after TOP SKILLS
• 72,8% will apply for a management position more easily after TOP SKILLS
• 76% know themselves/their skills better
• 73% feel more equipped to develop their career
• 79,3% know their strenghts and weaknesses better
• 86% know better the criteria and demands related to a manager profile (selection & job)
• 78% say TOP SKILLS has helped them in
their management career
• …
Full reports on www.selor.be
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TOP SKILLS today
• On-going product of the Centre of
Expertise Diversity@Selor
• Organized at least once a year (Inhouse)
• Implemented in different companies as
development tool stimulating women to
climb (Inhouse/@clients)
• Popularity ↑ (media, future TOP
SKILLS DB, consultancy, …)
CENTRE OF EXPERTISE
Diversity@Selor
Centre of expertise Diversity
& branding We offer our expertise in terms of:
Audit/Diversity Screening
Reasonable accommodations
(in/out house)
Diversity trainings (RA- disability
management, pro-diversity selection
& recruitment, …)
Diversity communication
(diversity channels, ethno-
communication)
TOP SKILLS
Ad-hoc diversity solutions
…
More information
• SILVIA AKIF – Head of Diversity Unit & Centre of
Expertise – SELOR
Phone: 0032/27886716 – 0032/476995359
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
BOULEVARD BISCHOFFSHEIM 15, 1000 BRUXELLES
SELOR - www.selor.be